Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Sep 2025 NZST
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212131313131313131212121217171615151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2452232523652392245826212447232919851988177116571668180227672640216118461631140413071163827669
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
2.10
5:53PM
2.17
6:24AM
2.14
7:05PM
2.29
7:30AM
2.27
7:58PM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
1.04
12:13AM
1.08
12:44PM
0.96
1:25AM
0.92
1:47PM
0.77
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise--6:41-------6:39-------6:37-----
Sunset----5:59--------6:00-------6:00--
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C131314141313121212111213131312111212131314131212
Feels °C (?)88997868981110101111101010101011111010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Raglan and West Waikato

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Raglan-Manu Bay (fresh winds from the WSW at Port Taharoa Automatic Weather Station 40 km from Raglan-Manu Bay). A 1.2m groundswell from the W

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40 km away, 1 h 13 min ago

30 km/h
WSW
0.0
14.0
Air / Water (°C)
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